My mom got me the spot gen 4 for Christmas. Im out in the middle of nowhere a lot of the time and am interested in having it for emergencies or communicating when I have no signal however I am not a fan of being tracked on the go. Is there anything to be concerned of with these type of products? Id say yes but I cant find anything online.

  • satanmat@lemmy.world
    12·
    6 months ago

    Well that’s kinda the point.

    I’d think that it would not really be a concern… Google tracks your location via its apps. As do others.

    But I’d be more concerned in town rather than when you’re outin the wilderness

    • UnexploredEnigma@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      6 months ago

      Fair…

      Batteries are removable! Maybe I don’t have anything to worry about then. I can keep the batteries out until I need it.

      • elfio@sh.itjust.works
        7·
        6 months ago

        Maybe at the time you most need it, you’d want it to be as readily as possible. May I suggest a thin plastic layer to open the circuit rather than having the batteries out?